Calvin Coolidge actually said...

"Miss Virginia Ladd may be appointed to an appropriate clerical position in the classified service without regard to the provisions of the civil service rules."

"All competitors rated at 70 or more shall be eligible for appointment, and their names shall be placed on the proper register, according to their ratings."

"I Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of America, pursuant to the authority vested in me by law, do hereby amend Executive Order No. 4846-A, dated March 30, 1928, to include the assignment..."

"Examination papers shall be rated on a scale of 100, and the subjects therein shall be given such relative weights as the commission may prescribe."